August 10, 2007

• Health Update

  I thought I'd take a few minutes to check in and write about a few things.

  I continue to be "stuck" in bed.  I'm stay down, IN BED, about 90% of the time.  I have done a few things around the house (against doctor's orders) like sweep the kitchen floor, clean the burners on the stove, throw Pine-Sol in the toilets and sinks, etc.  I started taking meals at the kitchen table again (rather than my bed - ick!) and my friend Lori K has given me the greatest gift ever - she (from her home in OHIO!!!) arranged for the church to check in daily to see if we need our evening meal brought in.  Accepting meals has been VERY HUMBLING, because I've had to admit I need lots of help and can't do it myself.

  The people who have brought food have also stopped in my bedroom to visit - one even brought a card!  I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of the brethren and their sincerity.  This is what OUR FAMILY normally does - helps others in need - and I'm learning to be a little more comfortable with the opposite side of the giving stick.  We've given and given to so many people during our 10 years of marriage, and God brought it to my mind that "as we sow, so shall we reap" and this is my harvest.

  I don't have much of an attention span and find it difficult to have a conversation; also, I have shortness of breath if I talk too much. I really haven't been able to watch TV (I drift), nor have I been able to read anything from my extensive library of books.  I HAVE read bits and pieces in my Bible and trust God is leading me to the places I need to be and working on my spirit.

  I had an appointment scheduled for this coming Monday, but they have asked me to come back in this afternoon rather than wait.  I'm still very short of breath and have only a rare, dry, wheezy cough.  I also found out pneumonia is going around our state and is VERY hard to shake.  My sister-in-law (a nurse), the medical books I own, and an online query I read, all say pneumonia takes 2-3 weeks to get rid of . . . then, you feel weak for another 2-4 weeks.

  Jesse is in the process of looking for a house cleaner to come in for a month, twice a week, for a few hours to do the basic dusting, vacuuming, bathrooms & kitchen stuff.  I'm thinking next week I should be able to get up and pull together simple meals (crock pot, or similar) - but who knows what the doctor will say today?????

  Patience is a virtue - one I don't possess but am trying to learn.

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